The Sun. — London, England, 1818-07-27 00:00:00

THE COLONIES. NOVA SCOTIA. \Ve received in the course of Saturday after- 'noon, Letters and Pitpers from IlvitishNorth rica, to the 27th ultimo, and we are sorry they infOint ris, that the Ainetichns hue renewing their e ticinichnieuts, and are endeavouring again to establish thernSelves iu The Fisheries on the shores of these Provinces, and that they are greatly en couraged in these attempts'hy the ineffective mea sures which have hitherto been adopted respect •ing them. This is a sujvct upon which our sen- timenta are well knnken, but we cannot too often express our regret at the apathy and indifference ‘vhich seem' still to prevail, and we must lament that his Majesty's Ministers have not, by their firmness, and a steady adherence to the maritime policy of our ancestors, at least secured to our lellois:-subjects in British North America that t%clusive light of fishing on their own shores which is conceded to the subjects of every coon try, by established u , age or the Law of Nations The arrival of every packet brings to us additional Proofs of the erroneous policy which has been pursued in this respect, and we fear that the time is passing quickly away in which it will be in the power of the British Government to counteract its evil effects—the mischief will soon have spread too widely, to admit of remedy ; and as every day 'gives strength and consistency to the resources of the United States, so in proportion decreases the ability of Great Britain to command their respect, and to assert and maintain the rights of her sub jects against the encroaching and domineering spirit of the Americans. It is useless to recur to the past, except to enable us to act .. more.wisely in future, and therefore we shall abstain from again remarking on the favourable opportunity which presented itself at the close of the late American war to secure these privilegeSwhich peculiarly are our own, and we. shall only express our hope that his Majesty's Ministers will not tamely submit to see theni,,wrested froM us by American fraud and impudence.' Early in the last year, a representation on the subject of the Fisheries was made by the. Legisla.;' Live Council and .1-lonse'of Assembly of the Pro vince of Nova Scotia to the Lieutenant Governor of that Province. It was founded oil smtements verified by affidavits of most respectairle persons,- and fully detailed numerous instances of Ajueriean . encroachments, on the Witish fishing 'grounds,. and by violenee . a!trd 'lumbers driving the provin- cial fishermen from them., wheteby the - - families Of these poor men were, Thyolved in distress, anq the mercantile establishinef!ts .which supported, them, and the trade of the province; ierintAly in jured._ The memorial, in a resrectiol- but •ener-- ... • . getic manner, pointed out the evil cons‘equence's which would ariie __Qom such practices Icing per- mined ,to pass unnoticed, and solicited the in- . terference of his Excellency the Governor, who, we ❑nderstand, most readily acceded to the wishes of the Legislature of the Province, and took every measure in leis power to suppress an evil which it was evident must ultimately destroy one of the most lucrative branches of the trade of this in teresting Colony—a trade of the highest im portance to Great Britain, not only in a commer cial, but a national point of view, as it is the source whence we derive a numerous and hardy race of seamen, who have on all occasions dis tinguished themselves in the service of their coun try. This assertion, however, has been so often made, that we shall merely allude to one instance, amongst many which might be adduced, to.shew the spirited and persevet ing conduct of the Nova Scotia Fishermen. We refer to the officers and crew of the Liverpool Packet Privateer, all of whom were fisher Men, and who in that small schooner, by their activity and courage, took more prizes, after the breaking out of hostilities with the United States, than the squadron on the station. B,:t we have also often heard with pleasure. Officers of his Majesty's Navy bear willing testimony to the seaman-like conduct of such of their men as bad been engaged• in the Fisheries of Nova Scotia. That such men should bi protected in the enjoyment of their rights as British subjects, justice demands ; but more effi cient measures must be adopted to remove the grievance of which they have most properly com plained, and to enforce the observance of those instructions which it is said have been sent out, for the American vessels have this year flocked in greater numbers than ever to the shores and bar hours of British North America for the purpose of fishing, and if an immediate check is not given to them, it is certain that his Majes:ty's subjects in these Colonies must abandon the occupation of f►ohing, upon which they principally dej end for subsistence. Even the American fishermen them selves have plainly declared their opinion upon this point, and have distinctly asserted, that. if the present system is not changed, the fishing " business will not last above a year or two more, beforeTHEY (the Americans) will overdo the bu " siness, as they always do every thing else, when "-ever they hear that there is any thing toe made.' We give their own words, as they folly corroborate .our views upon the subject. All the information which we have collected front different quarters concurs in stating, that the American fishermen Who are engaged in the fishing this season on the Labradore Coast, declare they will return in greater numbers in the next, as they find themselves still unmolested and unopposed by authority ;. and they argue, most justly, that if it was the intention of the British Government to prevent them, some of his Majesty's cruizers would be stationed on these Coasts to warn them off, and until that is done they conceive that they have a right to resort there for the purpose of fishing. For our parts, tv e arc surprized that this measure has not been adopted, for certainly it was clearly understood in the last Parliament that the Americans were not to come to fish within three ,leagues of the Coasts of the King's Provinces, and for the accuracy of our recollection upon the subject, we refer to Sir JOHN NEWPORT, Mr. M. 'A: 'TAYLOR, and Mr. LISTER, and the other Members. who interested themselves' upon it, and in particular we refer to Lord CASTLEREAGH'S answer to that effect, when the question was put to him in the - House of CoMmons by Sir JOHN NEWPORT. After such an assertion, from such a goat ter, and,in such a place, the Colonists surely had every reason to expect that the Administration would have acted in con • fortuity to it, and have sent out a sufficient force to protect these fisheries. •THEATRICAL REGISTER. . _ Performrd un Stityrdtty Night. , KING'S THEATRE.—II Matrimonio Secreto. End of the First Act, the new Divertisement. Atter the Opera, Tamerlane et Bajazet. To EAT RE ROYAL, TIATNIA mony Delas'al; Mr. Jones ; Clara, Mrs. Glover. After which, Nine Points of • the Law. To which was added, X. Y. Z. Tin .sine ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA, STRAND.—The • Head : eharacters'hy Mr. Wrench and Miss Lore. After which, Sharp and Flat. To which was added, La Peru us e. , • Tne ORIGIN and PROGRESS of t he FRENCII REVOLUTION, • To-1110170W. t*t For LITERARY RI EW, see the First Page. AL-111,S. Artr.tvrn-2 Dublin, 4 Waterford, 1 Lisbon, 1 - Prante, 4 1 - latuburgli, 1 Flanders. DUE—I Holland; t Gottenburali. F STOCKS 'W I,V F: LOCK. 80nd5...... 945.955. pt. NCW Annuitirs 77i 2d„ - . 2ta3. 1 Ss. pr. Ditto, 2id.. l9s. 20s. pr. 01nnium dis. Cuns. for Augu5t......771ail PRICE 0 THIS DAP AT r _ Bank Stock .. 477 276 k . 3 per Cent. Red.-- . 78 ; 78 :3 per Cent. Cons. 77211 31 per Cent ss 4 ptr Cents 97 b.M 5 per Cent. Nary Ann. i 064}t Bank L. Ann.. ..20 9-ttitns a_ INCH WATER AT LONDON JIIUDGE To-MORROW. lorning, miluiteg alter . 9. I Evening, 2.1 minutes after 10. TII 14] 1 N L • SOLEM Q 177, DICERk. FA Z 7 DE AT ? JA)NI - )C'N - , itIONIMY, JULY 27, ISIS. We received yesterday the Paris Papers of Thursday last, and this morning' those of Friday. We stated on Saturday the substance of what passed before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, ,in consequence of the request made by General CANUEL to have postponed, his case against SAINNEVILLE and FAIIVIER, on charges of calumny. General CANUEL asserted as a ground for the postponement, that all his pa pers had been seized, amongst which were some that were essential to the conduct of his cause. In - contradiction to this assertion some of these Journals state, that on looking over his papers they were found to contain nothing ,of the least importance with regard to the affair of Lyons. It appears that on leaving the Tribunal, the General proceeded to the Of fice of the Juge &Instruction, where his ap pearance having been recorded, he was allowed to go at large upon his parole of honour till the next day. His papers were then examined, and, according to one statement, they were.fpund to caontain nothing of any importance. The General, however, on - appeating again on Thursday before the Juge d'lnstruction, underwent an interroga tory, which lasted from half. past twelve till six o'clock in the evening. The result was, that, by virtue of a mandat issued by ,the Juge &Instruc tion, the General was committed to the Concier genie to await a further instruction. One of the Papers triotes_from the Journal de la Belgique the following paragraph :—" They write from the frontiers of France, the 3A of July, as follows—A report is in circulation at *the head-quarters of tire- Army of Occupation, that the. Emperors of AI.7STRIA and RussiA, and the King of l'Eusstn, after holding the conferences at Aix-la-Chapelle, will take a journey to • Paris. is added, th a t t he Austrians will return by the gall, and the Pl . ussians by the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The Russian troops will protribly embark, the Saxons will take the shortest road to the Rhine, a:nd the Danes will' march Votne through the Netherlands." In contradiction to some veonnts from. Fran kfort, it is asserted in M an artier from anheim, that tile labours of the Germanic Military Com mittee were proceeding rapidly, and that they would he shortly terminated. The Glasgow trigate, having on board . Sir T[lo.• MAS MAITLAND, Lord - Commissioner to the lonian Isles, arrived at Genoa on the Bth instant. The Duchess of RAGUSA arrived at Franhfort on the 17th instant. The Emperor of RUSSIA arrived at Petersburgh on the 27th tilt. The King of l'ElisslA was to leave Moscow on that day, and his Majesty and the whole Russian ; Court were. expected at Peters burgh' in the course of a week. Four hundred and fifty horses, for relays, were stationed at each post. The accounts from Aix-la-Chapelle continue to speak of the expected arrival there of a number of Sovereigns, about the period of the conferences between the Allied Monarchs, and they mention, as certairt, the jonrnies thither of the Duke of WELLIN-GTow, the Duke de RICHELIEU, and Lord CAST - LE - REACT: - • An article from Frankfort speaks of a conshier able change being in contemplation in the Re presentative.system of Hanover-. The following are further Extracts from the Journals of Friday : " JULY Marquis de Villeneuve is appointed .Prefect of the Department of Pyre ' n6es Orientales, in the room of the Sicur Villierz du Terrage, appoiritedto the Prefecture of lloubs ; and the Sim. Dogied is appointed Prefect of the Department of Basses Alpes, in the room of the Marquis de Villeneuve. • The Ex-Conventionalist Lejeune, who has for some time resided at Brussels, set out from thence on the 18th instant, td proceed to Prussia with a passport, furnished to- him for that desti nation. " The King promenaded yesterday as usual, and received at a private audience M. de Saint Crier/. " A German Jontnar states, That Alldanie de • • • Krudeners ii . prphi•Nt'ed praiers or"ot.bei acts of devoTi'f.;n'in FIVE PER CENTS. Wednesday Thursday Loan Certificates DEFERRED STOCK Wednesday. Thursday. - Of the 22(1 March, 1817...87 f. .30 c.... 87 f. 30 c. 22(1 Sept. 1817.:. 85f. 30 c....-85 f. 30 c 22d March, 1818,.. 83 1. 30c.... c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One Mouth 43 f. •95 - Three Months 23 f. 75 c. " MAGDEBURG, JULY 13.—Whilst the -Prus sian Government continues to adopt measures tending.to the establishmnr of a National Repre: sentation, there arc several siriter,- at Berlin ; such as De Coeln, Jules Volk', De Itompz,' and others, who declaim against this systCnii.and nrgue that it would be better to maintain - tite present form of Government,' and the -organiz-a= tion now subsistingiti'Prosin.' They have not, however, many partizans in the Provinces - . " BERLIN, JULY 13.-It is believed tha.t the King will arrive here on - the 27th of August with. the Emperor of Russia, and' that; after staying here ten days,.the two Monarchs iet . out for M. DE CHATEAUBRIAN.D.-r—lre . are by no mearis, disposed to approve of the political inopi,,s cif The Times, or the conduct of drat. l'aver.in gene ral, but we conceive that it is too Viiilenifyat ' tacked in, The New Tines of this day, for haring mentioned a report that was stated nI several letters from Paris, and was generally prevalent in that Capital. The report stated M.,-de CIiA TEAUDRIAND hail written, or joined in a memorial to the Allied Sovereigns; beseeching them not to withdraw their troops from France.. The Vis count has denied the charge, and The Times has made the amende honourable, by inserting the . denial. What more can be'retiltired of it for hav ing given insert-iou to ti charge general)? preva lent ? For our part,lfar :from condemning the.,, Viscount, if he had been concerned in such a me morial, we should have thotight that though he was officious he acted from good motives, - and was anxious to preVcnt „France hw; being torn by factions, which will probably be the case as soon as the - Allied Sovereigns are rash enough to Withdraw their troops ; the conse tpences of which will probably be a revolution in tiiat Counirv, and universal disturbance through- , out Europe. The conduct of Mr. Fox and his Party WNS very (Weren't - when they dispatched an Extraordinary Ambassador, and a very extraordi e nary one be w as , t o coun t erac t a nd coutoren measures of the Government of his ovra Coup try ! ! ! It has been said, that a letter from 0 1°11j givet so unfavourable A' dated March the Ist, fed port of the state of our i n t eres ts in that C ountl ; that we shall probably be 'reduced 'to our forme „ an settlements, We bave.re4eiyed tliffepv.nt.acco from the same place by tho s e %rho are ii ketY to ° be well informed, and we entertain no sued allre; hensiuns. Our Government there is cond ucted upon principles of liber a lity a nd j us tice,,vib icil may venture to say was ne ve r the case bciale; and surely the people most prefer.such-a .Governs went to the execr a ble tyranny'bf the I ‘ lo list whom we deposed and b an i s h e d, with the hearty consent of his afflicted suhjects. We beg leave to di.a‘v the particular attention of Government t o an article in our papa 114 day, relating to our AMERICAN COLONIES; ambition of the American Government, .and Its disposition to encroach on the rights of . 0 t her Powers, were fully illustrated by us on 'the tl4 ' when eS'RESJDEN first published opening she )e dtice i of Congress,, lat e s sag b of tl;6 T ; subsequent remarks and just reasoning on lheP t r a of several of our intelligent Corresponde ntsl c w do not draw their opinions from theory, h ut ' .r° , l , personal observation and long experience: Jrulee the conduct of the American Government .sinc" with respect to Spain, and towards the fully -justifies all than we and our Corrl ° 1 1 . 1 :- dents had previously urged on the sub -- I le et * s ' shall always be zealous in supp o rt of M inister ; because we 'conceive that they act upon s°ll ' l principles, and have the welfare of the C° llll . ol , really-at heart, and because, therefore , that in supporting-their interests we a re si'll i ttr i t ing those 4 of the Country at large ; but w e6ld ~ ,e , also freely express our sentiments a b en leave reason to think that any part Of 0".1: tom by inertial- advantages are likely t o be off ecte(- (e s. neglect — and' the encroachments of oth er 516 •fis. Such support, we presume, m u st be more g r 39 tug to them than a slavish devotion, " E os s render them no .service, and that can on l Y ' eSP their ativ.ocatel to contempt. • The. Earl and Countess of CRAVEN, an d arrivetlili'llis Lordship's yacht yesterday. al 1 0 4 Mat hertiatek, 111.21 days fr(im nisbon, andl nell . rindet perfectly _ sec The Wa'siiingtoii Paptts of the 20th 14s " cently . ittrivell, - ;innounce the ca”to fi re of c n -'' l , e' ref , bY'Gt4ierai 3AcKsoN. It is metutiOised 1 c vh o from—the British Coissal at Philadelp lo4 ' addWthaf-trecording to report 500 Aorcl ie . ali fte dTers were killed or woinided in the attacli• 1 ;./ sacola is the principal town of West (British Press.) her bbl f TNT.' QUM'', N.—'--YeStV4a V th.e . repiirt ilet les - eY was—" The QUEEN "has ve ry '' ccrutinues ton-cit the same , ere REGENT'' is prevented I "'l,y t he haTking•on his -intended aquatic exetirsiott, 001 dangerous and precarious state of • tile - 4:111 41-10.7.-.-.7-(Portsno4ith Pgper.) . foci' • Prince..LkoPot..ty leaves Eti , land Pbo at a Fii* night, on a visit to his'rubthet in Gertuatty' ilir ee Royal Higlincss-issilljernain—abroad a b o ut . 04 , 6,0 1 moutirs: Previons'to his departure, 1 " ba „ s r s, Marlhorough:hozise on 'a lease of eii4ht Y commence iron last - INI ichaelMas. Doe Yesteeday the Prussian Ambassador, the C . n.INCELLOR, and Viscount M E LVILLE , I !l, o tls e ' tehnces of the PRINCE REGENT at Ca ill° The - Duke and Dfichess of CLARENCg 01d' yesterday morning about -10 o'clock for I':e'sr,il3ll' doted 'with-Prince LEOP'JLD and the D IM , c . e t' f L i an i' ;!g. ' T ra .. v eof ss Csss 1 o ttr O at to-day - from Kew, in order to proceed 11°;1.05i4 Har'Wich to liervottslnyS. - His Serene Hit,ll;rioce. there to meet his son, anothee of the e of PesseCasselovho 'vitt the militarr.erc'ci sv" ; s:m g " 1 the NETiIEitLANDS,„ and With 14111.1 • O CCI . 1 . e probably return tt, this country... I ' le y rit e 1V1 . 1.1.1AM . 1111(1 FIit:DIFTIICK (10 110( aCCOMP3.I:OI Latulgrave ; they will remain het l east n . oo °. det;artute of the Dult:c.and Duchess 01 Chra7 •••( Her Na.) ' • ''• a d M e 11) e Conti tots ,kif ALEvILLg 111( 1 a g r . 3 . ii.icet e stoat p.arty on .li,'Fiday•niglit, her I. oe 11 : 1 0 .'n dilly -terrace, at which-several of the trt)eir''seliv. 'hasSadors and* AliniisterS., and a n er° ' Lls • 5 5 of fas{tio►ia6lEe, were f e w ( 13 Y thhitlegCe:elt r 5 -Lord ST2W ART leave town in •- . Lordships nds , kit town onlYednesday l ot c ,..,,,hat t l ' Ftitlay•rhe Opossum - , 16, ii'", ; j:, *() ,, arrived stated a at. Port stnoullt from.the 1 1;.,.."-- e ‘,l;ere Oie had peen stationed 0 ", Y• i g g rs on •half, to he. paid off, the -Grass hop P er .n a 11:assai , e to • l'.. - sor-- ,:e it.‘e ler. le sal , anti t i e when. the Leander, Forth, .cen, were lying there ; the Dee c r div os'": ll e mOst perfect quietude dud. atnicaideeveo to p y thrutigholut the station, ce are iis/Per, farthest Like in Upper Canada. IV tit wos_;.r, to hear that Sir I)Avt D -1:111.N " Ai 7 13ec i iP a i 0 " , feetly restored hy his annw , f I o il t's' a i of Excellency em buo t t l e t It d i _; ll .i r t 1 1, c o f_ur%trilit., 0 to .311 1;1 test had 1 •J li --• the Western p or ts. Af t er their recalau and Sir Darn, NIII.NE 1X011!,1 V i6it 5 ,1 , and the lb v of Vert i. , te att 3 ..l,o o The Cochin % .1 • • • - tit i t is arroet ff ir" a pirate bri • I • ~rs , tint er e o , t ot," of Tintour, and a shin' of -10 !.;u° cal:y in the Straits td Banca. li d( Sti, 110( t ov . 1 41 to 0, th i 1 4 41 z 11%. b. q N. ] BtiAlt S kt,